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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
TEMPLE OF HONOR.

y ESCUE TEMPLE OF HONOR, No. A, meets
LII every Monday evening at their hall over
Schempf's store, Main street. Visiting brothers
cordially invited.
G. G. EATON, AMOS BAUM,
W. T. Recorder.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
NOTICE.

WATERFOWL, May 16, 1887.
O. D. Pease post, No "a, G. A. r.,
would respectfully request to have ali
business places closed from l to P. NJ.
on Memorial day, Monday, May 80, 1887;
ard all those who would furnish flowers
for decorating graves, to leave them at
Post hall before 10 A. M. of that day.
GEORGE HENZE, Adjt.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25

sion will march to Concorda Island
where the following order of exercises
have been determined upon:
1. National Air........... Philharmonic Band
2. Song ........... Scholars of Public Schools,
8 Recitation. by Mr.. c. d. Richards, of Chi
cagO.
4. Song ...... Quartette Club.
5. Memorial Address $3.50. Hon G. II. Garduer.
6. Song Scholars of Public schools.
7. National Alr......".. Philharmonic Band.
s. Recreation.
9. Dress Parade.
TO- Return 10 quarters
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
PROGRAMME For MEMORIAL DAY.

Graves of soldiers buried in St. Ber-
nard's and ether cemeteries other than
Oak Hill, will be decorated On the morn
ing of May Both, by details from the post.
General assembly at PM. Column
will move at 1:30 sharp, in the following
order:
Philharmonic Band
Co. Second Regiment w. n. G.
Scholars of Public Schools,
O. D. Pease Post
Carriages with Orator and Chaplain and
Quartette Club.
Procession will proceed direct to Oak
Hill cemetery, where memorial services
will be held. After the service process
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25

Call and see the new line of center
and extension tables at +. w. Schultz's.
They are cheaper than ever. IS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
FOR SALE.

A new house with an extra large lot.
I also have few more lots for sale En-
quire of PETER HECK,
Sixth Ward.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25
OBlTU AIRY.

Sarah, wife of the late VIM. Broome,
of Milford, died Saturday morning last
May 81, 1887, of acute mania, result of
the shock she received from her husbands
sudden death by heart disease less than
three weeks before Mrs. Broome was
ga years OF age and up to the time of her
last sickness had always been healthy
and robust. She leaves eleven children,
four of them married. Her funeral was
held Sunday at IL o'clock from st. Pau's
Episcopal church, Rev. J. B. Finn Off
ciating and the body rests in Oak Hill
cemetery.
Mrs Mark Hartnett, of the Third ward,
died Saturday morning, OF cancer of the
stomach, after a sickness Of two years.
Her funeral was held from ST. Bernard 8
church Sunday afternoon. Deceased was
about 62 years of age.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25

0. d. Pease post will form in line on
Main street, right resting on Second.
Go. Second Regiment w. N. G. on
Main street, left resting on First. Scholars
of Public Schools on Fifth street, right
resting on Main. Carriages on Second
street south of Main. In case of unfayor-
able weather exercises will take place at
Turner Hall.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-05-25

Schiller & Quentmeyer carry line
of hats and caps Of latest styles that is
equaled by none in the city. Call and
you will be convinced 80
III your clothes are yellow and
stained, Fairbank' Soaps will make them
white and clean.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-01

a No 1G collar marked on" and close by
was basket containing nine broken eggs
and a small black umbrella. In field.
and about GO feet from the body, was found
a penknife covered with blood, and in a
stream about 600 feet away was found,
near the bank, a black bag containing
some woman's underwear, u newspaper,
and an old pair of trousers suspenders.
The footprints of the man were traceable
as far as crowded thoroughfare.
where they were lost. The scene of the
murder was a secluded place and two col
ored women walking near it at about o
O'Clock on Friday evening say that they
heard shrlll screams coming from that di-
rection.
The principal clue deemed important
was the finding of a rubber pencil STAMP
near the body, marked Timothy Byrne.n
A man, suspected to be Byrne, was in the
vicinity at the time, looking at incubators
with view rs he stated of establishing
hennery. This fact, together with the
finding of the basket of eggs encourages
an expectation that when the as yet un.
known and possibly suppostions Byrne
is found, the murderer may be found in
the same person.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-01
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
His Observations of English Politics and
European War Fears-Mr. Phelps
Lost In "A Fog


Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt arrived at his
home in New York, with his bride-a
charming American lady whom he mar
ried in England-by the steamer Etruria
on Sunday.
MY trip was enjoyable from beginning
to end" said Mr.. Roosevelt, but have
come back better American all through
for it. While in London met most of the
parliamentary leaders and made as COM
plete study as | could of English politics.
Just now you Will find Parliament divided
INTO groups, rather than into parties You
nave the conservatives, the tory democrats,
the wings, or liberal unionists under
the leadership of Lord Harrington, and
the radical unionists, with Mr.. Chamber
lain at their head. All these groups
agree upon one point, and disagree upon
everything else. Their common cause is
opposition to home rule for Ireland, and
that Is all they have in common. On the
other side of the question you get the
Gladstonetes and the Parnelltes. 1t
would seem as If home rule would have to
come in the end but if the question were
to be put to the test of a general election
to-day, don't believe the Home Rulers
and their allies could possibly get ma
jorty in the House OF Commons.
We just missed the earthquakes which
stirred up people in the South wonderfully,
but after all the great topic of interest all
over Europe Is the probability of war The
pressure OF the vast ornaments which are
everywhere maintained is dreadful for
the people who have to bear it. Every
body shares in The feeling that war may
break out. Where it will be nobody can
tell, but there are the two spots, Asace-
Lorraine and the Balkans, to be watched
all the lime. Paris, before the German
elections. was in a terrible state of mind
and when the Bulgarian trouble broke out
the general fright was comical to be
hold. The Germans acknowledge now
That France has magnificent army. tits
made OF brave up men, and does not share
the tmidity felt by the higher Glasses of
French civilians They are full of dread
of war, for they believe if their nation and
Germany come to blows again the defeat
ed side will he apt to be so treated that it
will be unable TO attempt hostlities again
for long time to come. France If de
feated, they think, will have strips of her
territory taken from her and formed into
states like Switzerland and Belgium. And
in all this war problem there is one I'M
known factor-RuSsia. / don't believe
the Russians themselves have very clear
idea of what they are going to do.
l am heartily glad to get back New
York in any weather seems like paradise
when compared with London in one of
her fogs, when cabmen have to lead their
horses about because they can't see to
drive. Why, the American minister got
lost the other day In trying to get down
to the legation Minister Phelps, by the
way, is proving wonderfully popular with
Americans, and is a most efficient officer.
While do not belong to his party, | am
delighted to think that when Mr.. Lowell's
place was filled by President Cleveland he
made so excellent choice.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-01
The Last Mysterious Murder.

Mysterious murders, the actors in which
elude the most persistent and careful de-
tective search, are getting to be common.
The latest case of the kind that of the
young woman found in the outskirts of
Railway, n, j., is peculiarly mysterious.
AS yet not the slightest clue has been
found that would seem to lead to
the perpetrator or perpetrators. Even
the identity of the victim is in
doubt The motive of the girl, IN being
at the lonely spot where the crime oc-
CURED, is as ineXpicable as the motive
of the criminal or criminals who COM
mitted the deed. So far all the clues
which have been followed nave led to
nothing, and the case is classed with the
Chastine Cox, Jennie Cramer and Rose
Amber cases. AS these, though long I'M
solved at last were unravelled, so this
may be, though at present it presents an
inscrutable problem.
All that is at present known of this
mysterious crime may be summed up rs
follows Shortly after dawn on Saturday
of last week four brothers, Alfred, Frank,
Thomas and irving Worth of Milton, n.
j., were on their way TO work when they
on the road side, Railway. The throat
had been cut nearly from ear to ear and
the head, which was frozen in the mud,
had been dreadfully mangled The
ground showed traces of a scufile. The
girl was well gloved, her right hand had
been slashed with "A knife, aud her left
hand lacerated on the inside. The clothes,
which We're. of excellent material, were
much disarranged.
Police investigation showed the further
facts that close by and all around the body
were the prints of mans No. s boots or
shoes, and others of the girls shoes, the
tracks showing that the man and woman
had met while coming from opposite di-
rectons. There were also prints of wagon
wheels. Near by was found woman's cloak
torn almost to shreds, black straw hat
and breast pin. Beneath the corpse was
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-01
CANADA'S DEBT.
A Financial Statement that Will Raise a
Storm in Parliament

The report of finance minister Sir
Charles Upper shows that the public
debt of Canada amounts to 500, 100000 an
increase of more than S5,000,000 during
the last fiscal year. OF outstanding bonds
it is estimated Canada holds $4,000, 600,
that $4,000 600 are held in the United
States, 81 100000 III England, 81 ,000, 900 in
Germany and S5,0O00O0 in France. The
average interest Is 81 per cent, and more
than half of the total amount outstand
ing was sold at from 10 II per cent dis
count. 1t is suggested that in order to
take up a loan of S30,000,000 and prepare
for extraordinary expenses new loan of
$50, 600, 600 be made at 4 per cent. These
bonds it is hoped to float at par.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-01
Personal AND POLITICAL.

Theodore Roosevelt, a promising young
republican politician, says he shall devote
the rest of his life to his ranch and litera
ture.
Secretary Whtney's new baby is to be
christened on Easter Monday. 1t is to be
named Dorothy" and the president will
probably act as godfather.
District Attorney MARITIME stated in New
York city on Monday that another
doodle" case would be called for trial
soon. 1t is said the trial of Rollln NJ.
Squire on the charge of misdemeanor Will
be called next Monday.
Connecticut has 10 eX-governors still
living They are c. f. Cleveland, w. 7.
Miner, A. H. Holley, j. Il. Hawley, j. +.
English, G. X. Ingersoll, c. b. Andrews,
H. b. Bigelow, I. NJ, Waller and II. b.
Harrison.
Sig. Ncolini says that none of the cyclic
pedias or biographical dictionaries have
ever printed Nine. PATHS name correctly,
and he adds that the name which she re-
ceived in baptism is Adele Juana Maria.
Senator Voorhees, wants Chaplain Sun
derland to pray for the president, that he
may be merciful to democrats The pres
dent has filled the Indiana offices with
democrats, SO that it is apparent that SEN
ator Voorhees, thinks it would be mercy TO
democrats to keep them out of the Offices.
-NclU York Mail and Express.
The prince imperial of Germany is suf-
fering from bronchitis which has assumed
such chronic form as to cause uneasl-
ness. The prince Will shortly leave Der,
lin for the Tyrol, where he Will spend
the spring and early summer
Boston is to have a notable entertain
ment at the Museum, this Nafternoon,
for the benefit of the North Bennett street
industrial school. Mark Twain, Mrs
Julia Ward Howe, Dr.. o. W. Holmes,
George William Curtis, T. b; Aldrch,
James Russell Lowell, Edward Everett
Hale, William ID. Howells, and Col. L. w.
Higginson are all 10 read selections from
their own works. Bostonians boast that
it would be impossible to get such CO.
tere of famous literary persons to per-
form in any other city in the country.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-01
A SANDER Upon Vermont.

Mr.. Walker Of Vermont enjoys the dis
tinction of having done his best to free
Vermont from the domination of u very
corrupt railroad ring-N. y EUcning
Post
The assertion that Vermont is or has
been ruled by corrupt railroad ring has
been repeated by a few papers of the
stamp of the New York EUCniug Post and
Springfield Republican till perhaps they
begin to believe it. 1t was, however,
originally distinct falsehood, and is still
distinct and baseless SANDER. The
foundation for it, was the fact that at a
session of the Legislature, many years ago,
there was a lost baggage brigade" of
lawyers and legislators, who were paid re-
tanning fees of $50 apiece, by an agent of
he Vermont Central road in the expecta-
ton that they would thereupon assist, or
at least would not oppose, the road, in re-
gard to some legislation affecting its in
terests. But the whole matter was 50
thoroughly Investigated and exposed at
the time-an investigation and exposure
which would not have been possible if the
State or its Legislature had been under
railroad control-that the persons impli-
Gated undoubtedly sincerely regretted
their fault and it has never.
so far as we know, been re-
peated. The list of our United States
enatOrs, congressman, governors, Judges,
and other holders of State Offices for the
past twenty years, is a perfectly conclu-
sive refutaton of the charge that any
railroad ring controls Vermont The SEES
sion laws of the State, and notably the
/ - il mic ion of ha 1oa I
lature, show that the railroads do not
control legislation in Vermont. If the
Post were challenged for facts to sustain
its charge, it would find itself at a loss for
evidence. 1t probably could not mention
anything worse against the railroad man
ayers, than pretty free use of railroad
passes, to make friends or concilate op
position, for railroad men and railroad
profits. The use and abuse of free passes
by the railroads, is a universal evi
throughout the country, which we are
glad to believe is in way to be in a meas
ure corrected. The Vermont roads how
ever, are not sinners above others. in that
respect and something more than thai
is needed to sustain charge of gross cor
ruption.
this paper will not be supposed, by any
one, to belong to it. We therefore expec
to be believed when we say that we know
of no such thing as corrupt railroad
ring" in Vermont and we do not believe
there is one. Vermont is not good State
for rings, anyhow, and it is simple justice
to it's leading railroad managers to say
that they are most of them men of high
standing as regards personal character
and that as rule they do not attempt tc
carry their points by the corrupt methods
common enough in some communities
Some of them, no doubt, might be a little
more scrupulous in regard to the tools and
methods which they make use of. But il
is siandering them and the whole State OF
Vermont to say that it is dominated by SO
very corrupt railroad ring" The charge
is false.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-01

A special session of the Virginia Legis-
lature has been called to consider the sub
ject of the State debt, which has reached
appalling proportions. Virginia is unable
to meet her obligations, and Governor
Lee, in his message, 'intimates that the
only course left is to settle the matter In
accordance with the Riddleberger act. If
the creditors refuse to accept this settle
ment, then the State Will repudate
another slice of the principal to make up
for the loss of income occasioned by the
denial of the Supreme Court of the right of
the State to repudiate its old coupons
when offered in payment for taxes. Gov
ernor Lee warns the creditors of the State
that unless they now accept the terms
offered them they may continually whistle
for their money
But why should Virginia repudate her
debt =? The State, by all accounts is more
prosperous than it has been at any time
since the war. The debt might be mate
rally reduced by simple economy in State
expenditures. The State ought to econ
omiZe and cut down salares-something
which does not seem to nave occurred to
Governor Lee. 1t is not a pleasant thing
to see the governor of a great State con
templating deliberate reputation IL is
to be hoped that the Legislature will de.
wise some more honest and wiser method
of relief
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-01
Our Indian Prisoners.

Mr.. Herbert Welsh secretary of the In
dian Rights association, has returned
from St Augustine, Fla, and his report
of the condition of the Apache prisoners
in Fort Marion. physical and moral, and
of the lack of justice in their treatment by
the government is published. He says
that of the ninety men confined only
thirty nave been guilty of recent misdo-
ing, while many We're employed in our
army by Gen. Crook and Gen. Miles as
regular scouts in the Geronimo campaign
Yet these are imprisoned on the same
footing with the Indians who have been
at war with the United States Mr.. Welsh
says 1T seems to have been the inten-
ton of the authorities to remove
from Arizona all members of the
Chiricahua band of Apaches indis-
criminately, without adequate inves-
tigaton as to individual guilt or inno-
cence. No effort is being made to give
these male adult prisoners any training
in handicrafts, farming, or other indus
tries" This is in strong contrast with
the condition of the Chiricahua boys and
girls who were removed from the band,
and sent to Carlisle, Pa When these
children arrived at Carlisle they vera
wild, unframed, filthy savages. They are
now, says Mr.. Welsh, clean, neat and de-
Gently dressed, have learned with surpris-
ing quickness the ways of civilized living,
and are making progress in their studies.
Mr.. Welsh recommends-and it certainly
seems no more than common justice re-
qures-that the Indians who have been
guilty of no offense, but, on the contrary,
have been faithful servants of the govern
ment, should not only be released but
should receive compensation for their i'm.
prisonment. Among the rest of these In
dams in Fort Marion and at Fort Pick
ems are the murderers of the McComas
family, and men who have committed
hundreds of murders and outrages upon
the settlers of Arizona. That they should
be kept where they can commit no more
such crimes, is of course the dictate of
humanity and common prudence.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-01
A New Extradition Treaty with Rus

STA.
The text of the new. and as yet unnego.
tiated treaty with Russia, which has
found its way into print, shows it to be
the most comprehensive of any of our eX-
tradition treaties with foreign nations.
IG includes all the common crimes, and all
persons committing any of these in one
country and taking refuge in the other,
must be surrendered. There is u clause
which provides that "the contracting par
ties shall not be required to deliver up
their own citizens or subjects in virtue of
the stipulations of this treaty." so that if
an American commits murder in Russia
and escapes to this country his surrender
cannot be required under the treaty The
provision for the surrender of persons
guilty of murder or manslaughter in.
cludes persons guilty of malicious at
tempts to destroy railways, trains, YES
sells, bridges, dwellings, public edifices OF
other buildings, when the act endangers
human life" This provision, of course
refers to the use of dynamite, which is the
principal reason why Russia wishes an ex
tradition treaty with this country. Merely
political offences are not considered extra
ditable crimes. We see no reason why
such treaty as this would not be good
thing for the United States as well as Rus
STA, and we trust it will be ratified
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-01

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Neither the railroads nor the people
seem to be entirely satisfied with it,
though some of its features are warmly
commended. The prevailing suspicion of
the practical operation of the law as
regards the transportation of mer-
camille freights is shown by the
vast increase in the freight business
anticpatory to its going into effect. 1t
will doubtless enable the railroads to can
Gel engagements of long standing, which
have become burdensome to them, but
which they have hitherto seen no means
of escaping To offset this however, the
law obliges the railroads to annul many
contracts which are profitable to them but
burdensome to the public. For instance,
under the anti-discrmination clause,
it is clearly impossible for a
railroad company to give any advantage
to large shippers over small ones. A
$4,000 tons of coal must pay as much
freight per ton as a man who transports
only ten tons. Here the new law seems
likely to run counter to one of the
most important of business principles,
and must tend in measure to obliterate
the distinction between wholesale and
rel all operations in trade. OF course much
ton of the law by the commissioners and
the present state of business uncertainty
will be likely to continue till some official
intimation is given of the exact scope
and bearing of certain clauses.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-01

The erratic course of the Providence
journal, for years the leading republican
newspaper of Rhode Island, and one of
the most influential newspapers in the
country, in opposing the regular republi-
can ticket for State officers, as well as in
advocating the repeal of the prohibtory
law of that State, has created strong
feeling in that State. Some leading re-
publicans have bought the plant of the
EUening Press and Morning Star OF
Providence and have established new
republican paper which supports regular
nominations.